On October 3, I interviewed four people on campus during my writing class. The subject of the interviews was writing and social networking.
The first person I talked to was an Asian student. She said she didn't write a lot, and didn't use Twitter or blog. However, her favorite form of social media was Facebook. So far, same as me... Besides, she doesn't do reflective writing except for essays in class. She thought the advantages of reflective writing might be practicing English and improving grammar skill.
The second person was an old lady. She doesn't use social networking very much except for e-mail. She does think any types of reflective sort is important and reflective writing is a skill that people need to practice.
The third person also doesn't use Twitter or blog. Her favorite form of social media is instant messages. She hardly does reflective writing; however, she uses only a notebook when she does because it is very personal thing. She thinks it helps her to sort her thoughts.
So far, all of the sample don't use Twitter, blog or diary. Therefore, I wasn't sure how Twitter was popular here because many people talked about Twittering, but actually, I thought not so many people might use it.
The last person writes on a blog but not very often. She said she used approximately once a month. Her favorite social media is Facebook & blog. She does reflective writing whenever she feels like doing it. She thinks it is good ways of recognizing what she accomplished and what she wants to be.
I don't write so much actually, yet I use Facebook a lot. When I post some comments, I usually just write one or two sentenses because it is a kind of diary for me. Of course, it is open-space, so I cannot write everything what I want. However, I can post some pictures at the same time. In fact, looking at pictures and reading / writing comments at the same time helps me recall many things. In addition, it is really easy to post a simple sentense and I can enjoy reading other people's comments on my post.
